Spider mites assess predation risk by using the odor of injured conspecifics

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2609-2613

  Oku, Keiko ^a   Yano, Shuichi ^a   Osakabe, Masahiro ^a   Takafuji, Akio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Injured conspecifics; Odor; Predation risk; Quiescent stage; Spider mites

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CONSPECIFIC; MITE; ODOR; PREDATION RISK;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INJURY; MITE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; ODORS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TETRANYCHIDAE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS; ARANEAE; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS KANZAWAI;

EID: 0345327568     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026395311664     Document Type: Article

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